SHOULDER INSTABILITY – TREATING THE TRAUMATIC SHOULDER DISLOCATION
One general category of shoulder instability typically involves a traumatic event in an individual with normal tissue elasticity, resulting in a single-direction dislocation and tearing of soft tissue structures. This is particularly common in younger patients and is often treated with surgery. For example, in the most common scenario, the ball dislocates in an anteroinferior direction, resulting in tearing of the anteroinferior portion…